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Preparation and Thermal Behavior of Freely-Suspended and Transferred Films Composed of a Single Compound, the Liquid Crystal 707PP
Gero DecherJ. ReibelJoseph E. Maclennansubject
DiffractionCrystallographyPhase transitionMaterials scienceOptical microscopeChemical engineeringlawLiquid crystalGeneral Chemical EngineeringThermallaw.inventiondescription
We have recently introduced a new method for the preparation of ultrathin smectic films on solid supports by transferring freely-suspended liquid-crystalline films [1, 2]. Here we report on the preparation, structural properties and thermal behavior of freely-suspended and transferred films of 2-(4'-Heptyloxyphenyl)-5-heptylpyridine (707PP). Freely-suspended and transferred films were investigated using optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Both types of films exhibit reversible phase transitions comparable to bulk values.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-11-01 | Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie |